CAVIL

[cav.il] vb -iled or -illed ; -il.ing or -il.ling [L cavillari to jest, cavil, fr. cavilla raillery; akin to L calvi to deceive--more at calumny] vi (1542): to raise trivial and frivolous objection ~ vt: to raise trivial objections to -- cavil n -- cav.il.er or cav.il.ler n